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← The regulatory atlasCOUNTRY PERSPECTIVE / The Bahamas

Dedicated insurance regulator

The BahamasInsurance Commission

Insurance supervision in The Bahamas.

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01 / The institution

Insurance Commission of The Bahamas

The Insurance Commission supervises domestic insurers and the Association of Underwriters under the Insurance Act, and external insurers, including restricted (captive) insurers, under the External Insurance Act.

How it is structured

Dedicated insurance regulator

Institutional source ↗

What it oversees

The Insurance Act 2005 (Chapter 347) and the External Insurance Act (Chapter 348) set the commission’s insurance mandate.

Mandate source ↗

The legal foundations

Mandate, written into law.

Establishing legislation and the rules governing insurance may be different instruments.

02 / Market signals

The numbers, with context.

Figures retain the reporting period and accounting basis of their source. They are snapshots, not live indicators or directly comparable country rankings.

Insurance penetration. A current premium-to-GDP ratio has not been independently verified for this profile. No estimate is substituted.

03 / The report notebook

A dated view of the market.

What we noted in the regulator’s publications. Each entry separates the period covered, publication date when known, and our review date.

04 / Official contacts

Reach the institution.

Public institutional channels, checked 26 September 2026.

Research trail

Sources you can follow.

Independent editorial research by Insurers Global. Source dates do not certify that a law includes every subsequent amendment.

  1. Insurance Commission of The Bahamas ↗Checked
  2. Insurance Commission of The Bahamas — Regulated entities: insurers ↗Checked

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